Senators who voted against reopening government

October 17, 2013 |John-Henry Perera

Associated Press

Mike Crapo, R-Idaho

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"Congress established debt ceilings to provide the opportunity to debate the government’s spending habits. Unfortunately, continuing resolutions perpetuate the problem of keeping government spending on autopilot. We cannot continue this unrestrained spending. It is time to make the hard decisions regarding our dire fiscal situation, and I am going to keep the pressure on to get it done.” - Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho

"Congress established debt ceilings to provide the opportunity to debate the government’s spending habits. Unfortunately, continuing resolutions perpetuate the problem of keeping government spending on autopilot. We cannot continue this unrestrained spending. It is time to make the hard decisions regarding our dire fiscal situation, and I am going to keep the pressure on to get it done.” - Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho